News for 'Deputy High Commissioner V K Sharma'

Cops, lawyers clash at Tis Hazari Court; 17 cars vandalised

Cops, lawyers clash at Tis Hazari Court; 17 cars vandalised

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

Lawyers alleged that two of their colleagues were injured, including one in police firing, but the police denied that it had opened fire.

Jharkhand suspends mining secretary Pooja Singhal arrested for MGNREGS scam

Jharkhand suspends mining secretary Pooja Singhal arrested for MGNREGS scam

Rediff.com12 May 2022

Jharkhand mining secretary Pooja Singhal, earlier arrested and remanded to the custody of the ED in a suspected money laundering case, was suspended by the Jharkhand government on Thursday, an official said.

Zubair's tweet threatened communal harmony: Delhi Police

Zubair's tweet threatened communal harmony: Delhi Police

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

A day after fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday that his 'objectionable tweet of 2018 led to a Twitter storm with hate speeches, detrimental to communal harmony'.

Radhe Maa 'takes loo break' at police station, sits on SHO's chair

Radhe Maa 'takes loo break' at police station, sits on SHO's chair

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

Delhi Police has begun an inquiry after a photograph showing controversial godwoman Radhe Maa sitting on the station house officer's chair went viral.

Shinde calls meeting to discuss security

Shinde calls meeting to discuss security

Rediff.com29 Jul 2003

Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, Home Secretary U K Upadhyaya, Chief Secretary Ajit Nimbalkar, Director General of Police O P Bali and Commissioner R S Sharma are expected to attend the meeting.

Navy divers detect body, spot skeletons in Meghalaya search op

Navy divers detect body, spot skeletons in Meghalaya search op

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

On skeletons being seen by the Navy team, the sources said the water inside the mines has high Sulphur content which can decompose the bodies very fast.

2 dead, 11 rescued after fire breaks out in Mumbai's Cuffe Parade

2 dead, 11 rescued after fire breaks out in Mumbai's Cuffe Parade

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

The fire broke out in a flat on the 20th floor.

29 dead as bus falls off Yamuna Expressway into drain

29 dead as bus falls off Yamuna Expressway into drain

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

The double-decker bus belonged to Awadh Depot and was going to New Delhi from Lucknow.

'Delhi Crime's Emmy puts us on the global map'

'Delhi Crime's Emmy puts us on the global map'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

'It is a big historical moment for Indian content.'

Day 19: Farmer leaders on daylong hunger strike

Day 19: Farmer leaders on daylong hunger strike

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

Farmer leaders on Monday started their day-long hunger strike against the Centre's new farm laws and said protests will be held at all district headquarters later in the day, even as more people are expected to join the ongoing agitation at Delhi border points.

SC refuses to entertain PIL challenging CAG appointment

SC refuses to entertain PIL challenging CAG appointment

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation challenging the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Jammu and Kashmir records highest turnout, Jharkhand breaks records

Jammu and Kashmir records highest turnout, Jharkhand breaks records

Rediff.com20 Dec 2014

Jammu and Kashmir registered its highest turn-out in assembly elections in the last 25 years with an estimated 65 per cent of voters casting their votes, as the fifth and final phase of polling ended on Saturday. Jharkhand, which also went to the polls along with J&K, broke all previous polling records to witness over 66 per cent of turn-out in the five phases, bettering the previous mark of 54.2 per cent in the 2004 assembly poll.

Parliament approves amendment to RTI act

Parliament approves amendment to RTI act

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

This after high drama in the House over what opposition charged was "intimidation" by the treasury benches to get the motion for sending the amendment to the RTI Act to the select committee rejected.

Omicron threat: PM to hold meet, states enhance surveillance

Omicron threat: PM to hold meet, states enhance surveillance

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

With the Omicron variant of coronavirus slowly spreading its tentacles in the country, a number of states enhanced surveillance to trace, track and quarantine contacts of COVID-19 positive persons while Delhi began genome sequencing of samples of all infected people and has prohibited Christmas and New Year gatherings.

Unprovoked Pak shelling kills 6-yr-old boy, BSF jawan

Unprovoked Pak shelling kills 6-yr-old boy, BSF jawan

Rediff.com24 Oct 2016

BSF chief K K Sharma said Pakistani forces are deliberately trying to "create a flash point" to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into India and asserted that these designs will be foiled.

RS sees washout as Opposition insists on PM's apology

RS sees washout as Opposition insists on PM's apology

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

Oppn also objected to the 'illegal disqualification" of rebel JD-U leaders Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar Ansari.

Himachal's hills come alive with labourers from Nepal

Himachal's hills come alive with labourers from Nepal

Rediff.com23 May 2020

Nepali labourers are not only the backbone of the state's apple economy but also part of the highly grounded manpower in the orchards, setting an example for other states struggling with the migrant labour question, reports Ashwani Sharma.

Keep us in loop before any FDA swoop, India tells US

Keep us in loop before any FDA swoop, India tells US

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

Inspections only in domestic authorities' presence, visiting US drug regulator told

35 killed as bus falls into gorge in Kishtwar

35 killed as bus falls into gorge in Kishtwar

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

The bus, which way on its way to Kishtwar from Keshwan, skidded off the road at Sirgwari and rolled down into the gorge around 7:30 am.

10 fire tenders and 30 mins later, blaze at Parliament under control

10 fire tenders and 30 mins later, blaze at Parliament under control

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

A major fire broke out in the AC plant of the Parliament complex on Sunday afternoon.

27 dead in 2 days, 106 arrested; Delhi remains tense

27 dead in 2 days, 106 arrested; Delhi remains tense

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Hospital authorities said of the deceased at the GTB, at least nine received gun shots. One of the deceased is also a woman, they said.

The sorry state of Delhi's bureaucrats

The sorry state of Delhi's bureaucrats

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

A tussle between the Delhi government and the Lt Governor has left bureaucrats vulnerable to sudden transfers.

13 killed, 200 injured as NE Delhi continues to burn over CAA

13 killed, 200 injured as NE Delhi continues to burn over CAA

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

A Delhi Police head constable, Ratan Lal, was among the nine killed in the violence that erupted on Monday over the amended citizenship law.

Incessant rains, swollen rivers trigger floods in Arunachal

Incessant rains, swollen rivers trigger floods in Arunachal

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Incessant rains since the past one week has triggered floods in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh with major rivers including Siang in high spate affecting several villages.

Lucknow votes to elect first woman mayor in 100 years

Lucknow votes to elect first woman mayor in 100 years

Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

All the parties fielded women candidates after the Lucknow mayoral seat was reserved for women.

Railways, civic body say no permission was taken for Amritsar event

Railways, civic body say no permission was taken for Amritsar event

Rediff.com20 Oct 2018

The railways was not intimated about a Dussehra event along the tracks that led to the deaths of at least 61 people in Amritsar.

PHOTOS: How Indians are maintaining social distance

PHOTOS: How Indians are maintaining social distance

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that social distancing and staying indoors were the only ways to deal with the fast-spreading coronavirus, pictures and videos of people standing in circles and squares to buy essential items like groceries and milk in many states went viral.

With bicycles, bullock carts, Cong hits street to protest fuel hike

With bicycles, bullock carts, Cong hits street to protest fuel hike

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

In New Delhi, state Congress president Anil Kumar and party workers were detained by police at a petrol pump near Parmanand hospital.

My CDs can connect the conspiracy: Ex Gujarat cop

My CDs can connect the conspiracy: Ex Gujarat cop

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

'The SIT did not follow up with the CD of the phone call recordings that could have helped it find who were leading the mobs and where the calls of people involved in the rioting originated from and terminated.'

Jung meets PM, says he wanted to quit earlier

Jung meets PM, says he wanted to quit earlier

Rediff.com23 Dec 2016

Najeeb Jung on Friday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after springing a surprise by tendering resignation as Delhi's Lt Governor even as he said that he had wanted to quit earlier but was asked by the PM to continue.

100 Left workers, 79 cops injured in clashes during protest march

100 Left workers, 79 cops injured in clashes during protest march

Rediff.com23 May 2017

The march to the secretariat in Howrah district was organised by the Left parties to protest against what they called attack on democracy, and unemployment and lawlessness in the state during Trinamool Congress rule.

Ex-bureaucrats blame PM for India's 'darkest hour'

Ex-bureaucrats blame PM for India's 'darkest hour'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

A group of retired civil servants also called upon the PM to reach out to the families of the victims in Unnao and Kathua and "seek their forgiveness on behalf of all of us".

'India ready for bilateral investment treaty talks with US'

'India ready for bilateral investment treaty talks with US'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2013

The target of $500 billion in bilateral trade by 2020 is doable, feels Anand Sharma.

Hearing in murder cases against Dera chief: Panchkula on alert

Hearing in murder cases against Dera chief: Panchkula on alert

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

The CBI court is hearing the cases of murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati and former Dera manager Ranjit Singh.

Terrorism a national problem, not a state one, says Punjab CM after Gurdaspur attack

Terrorism a national problem, not a state one, says Punjab CM after Gurdaspur attack

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Sounding an alert in the state, Parkash Singh Badal said it was time that the Centre dealt with terrorism with an iron hand.

'We have become sitting ducks on the border for Pak guns'

'We have become sitting ducks on the border for Pak guns'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2015

Fear and uncertainty have returned to haunt the residents in areas along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir, where heavy mortar shelling by Pakistan Rangers has triggered migration.

India foils 'major infiltration bid' as Pak violates ceasefire along IB

India foils 'major infiltration bid' as Pak violates ceasefire along IB

Rediff.com3 Jan 2015

Stepping up ceasefire violations, Pakistan on Friday resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing on several BSF posts along the Indo-Pak border in Samba and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing a strong retaliation from India which killed two Pakistan Rangers.

Paper leak: Coaching owner, others grilled; CBSE was tipped-off before exam

Paper leak: Coaching owner, others grilled; CBSE was tipped-off before exam

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

The CBSE will declare the date of re-examination probably on Monday or Tuesday.

You let Panchkula burn for political benefits: Court slams Khattar govt

You let Panchkula burn for political benefits: Court slams Khattar govt

Rediff.com26 Aug 2017

The high court also took note of Khattar's statement on Friday in which he blamed anti-social elements for the violence, which also spilled over into neighbouring Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi.

Delhi HC restrains Metro staff from going on midnight strike

Delhi HC restrains Metro staff from going on midnight strike

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

The Delhi government had earlier threatened to impose the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) to ensure smooth functioning of the Metro and appealed to the employees not to resort to strike.